You could buy
You can buy one of the following:
-
Empire State Building
Cost of Empire State Building when built in 1931, including cost of land for US$40,950 thousand (L$11,060 million) from source -
Sunflower painting
Auction price of the van Gogh painting, 1987 for US$39,900 thousand (L$10,770 million) from source
Thousands of
You can buy one of the following:
-
Years income of average person
Yearly income of average person (worldwide) for US$7,880 (L$2,128 thousand) from source -
Events with Keith Chegwin
Hire Keith Chegwin for an event, 2006 for £4,500 (L$1,864 thousand) from source
Shopping list
You can buy all of the following:
-
1 Empire State Building
Cost of Empire State Building when built in 1931, including cost of land for US$40,950 thousand (L$11,060 million) from source -
1 Year of Wikipedia
Yearly expenditure of Wikimedia Foundation, 2007/8 for US$3,541 thousand (L$956 million) from wikipedia -
1 Thumb
Criminal injuries compensation for loss of thumb, 1996. for £15 thousand (L$6,212 thousand) from source -
1 thousand Maggie Simpsons
Price in opening credits of The Simpsons for US$847.60 (L$228,900) from source -
600 Carl Sagan's Cosmos DVDs
Inspirational and wide-appeal science series. Thirteen episodes, each one hour long. for £11.71 (L$4,850) from source